10 Tips for Sleeping at the Trailhead
DIGITAL TRENDS — We’ve all seen the Instagram account of the guy with the tricked out Sprinter, complete with custom solar panels, multi-sport racks and off-roading wheels. But you don’t need a decked out camper van to sleep in your car. In fact, with the right planning and proper gear, you can rest well in virtually any vehicle. Whether your goal is to...
10 Unforgettable Moments You’ll Have On A Trip To Costa Rica
MATADOR NETWORK — Costa Rica is full-on mesmerizing in its diversity — wet, leafy rainforests with howling monkeys and cascading vines; hot, sun-baked beaches with sea turtles and crackling sand; rivers, mountains, volcanoes, waterfalls…
Party On the Water With StereoActive
MEN'S JOURNAL — Whether rocking out while tossing back a few cold ones with your buddies on a sunny afternoon or paddling solo and enjoying a serene sunset with your favorite podcast, listening to music on your SUP, kayak, or canoe has, until now, been risky business. Fusion’s...
The 7 Best Socks For Snow
BUSTLE — When the snow starts falling outside your window, it's like an enchanting force beckoning you come outside and play. The air is crisp, the streets are fluffy, and the whole city looks like a magical winter wonderland. However, if you don’t have the best socks for snow available, your feet are going to be freezing. It’s difficult to overestimate how...
Why Downhill Camera Operators Are Snowboarding’s True Unsung Heroes
DIGITAL TRENDS — There is a famous adage about 1930s tap dancing legend Ginger Rogers which talks about how she did everything Fred Astaire did “only backward and in high heels.” In the world of snow sports, the same could be said for downhill...
61 Gifts For Men Under $50
ELITE DAILY — Shopping for those hard-to-buy-for people on your list isn’t the absolute worst thing in the world — after all, there are things like root canals, automated insurance tellers, and trying to dig your phone out when it slips into that aggravating space between the driver’s seat and the console. However...
Armadillos Are Like Your Gawky, Weird Little Sibling
THE BEACH TIMES — If armadillos were human, they might be likened to that stage of adolescence sometimes described as “awkward.” The small, cingulated creatures waddle around on tiny feet with oversized midsections and scales covering most of their body. They have mousy ears, pig-like snouts, and are not uncommonly the bearers of scraggily beards— females included. With squinty eyes and...
Seductive Beauty: The Lure and Lore of Orchids
THE BEACH TIMES — Explorers have long met gruesome fates in search of treasure, zealous in their thirst for power and glory. But it was another kind of obsession that killed the men listed above: flowers. Fresh and dewy, aromatic, mist-covered flowers—orchids specifically—brought these soldiers down. And while their circumstances were unique, historians say it’s not...
The Healing Power of the Outdoors for People with Breast Cancer
Lori Jordan was sitting at the dining-room table watching birds eat out of her…
Rachel Cavanaugh
Portland, Oregon
Rachel Cavanaugh is a long-time journalist based in the Pacific Northwest. With more than 18 years of experience as a news reporter, writer, photographer, editor, and digital producer, her work has been featured in Men's Journal, MSN, The Hollywood Reporter, Bustle, Digital Trends, Elite Daily, Matador Network, Gear Junkie, and other publications. She's worked as a Digital Producer for Microsoft’s msnNOW, Digital Content Writer on Nike's Global Consumer Services' team, Gear Reviewer for Digital Trends' Outdoors and Sports section, Staff Writer for Bustle's Outdoor and Fitness E-Commerce platform, and Editor-in-Chief of the Goldendale Sentinel, a weekly print newspaper in Washington state. Most recently, she helped conceptualize Columbia Sportswear's Tough Mother Outdoor Guide, building the global retail giant's first ever digital magazine from the ground up. Over a four-year period from 2020 to 2024, she grew the publication into a journalistically-styled content platform that tells emotionally compelling stories about people and places in the outdoors. As editorial manager, Rachel was in charge of all content production from story ideation and planning to research, interviews, and article delivery. In addition to writing higher-level brand stories, she managed a small team of freelance writers. She currently splits her time between Baja, California where she lives in an RV on the beach, and Hood River, Oregon where she spends her free time kiteboarding, snowboarding, and playing with dogs.